Properties tend to be older, so when you do a rehab you often need to replace electrical, piping, etc...I think newbies look too much at the current rent ratios cash flow and not enough on the vision for adding value and increasing rents. 

Starting with the fundamentals and putting in the work to grow capital so that I can expand into other areas is a long term vision. 

I love hard work and doing things with my vision in mind. 

What's your vision for how you'll make money here?

However they don't dream the dreams you dream or see the vision you are working to achieve. 

It wasn't long ago that I started in your shoes, I'll tell you though that if you educate yourself as much as possible, create a vision, make a plan and then take action on each step of that plan, you will get there.

My goal in real estate is to amass several multi-family properties ranging from duplexes to apartment complexes and hopefully commercial properties but also to share my vision and goals with other like minded investors.

Get a copy of the current and future land use map to see what the county or cities vision is for today and into the future.

Dan Gilbert ceo of Quicken has invested billions in detroit and has bought large commercial buildings  pennies on the dollar it takes vision,and guts.

I have strong vision with projects.